The long-standing contradictions between Japan and South Korea went beyond the bounds of diplomacy, and, as a result, the world’s 3rd and 11th largest economies unleashed a trade war against each other. Potential consequences of this conflict between Washington’s two key allies in Asia can be significant, leading to changes not only in the global electronics supply chain, but also regional geopolitics and nuclear security since the Washington-Seoul-Tokyo triangle is a fundamental alliance in addressing the North Korean nuclear issue. Meanwhile, the parties demonstrate an uncompromising determination to continue the confrontation, and the White House is not taking the initiative to reconcile the allies
Asset Ordabayev is a junior research fellow at the Eurasian Institute of the International H.A Yassawi Kazakh-Turkish University. He holds a BA in International Relations from the KarSU (Karahanda) from 2012. In 2014, he earned his Masters degree in International Relations the Kazak National University (Almaty). From 2014 to 2017 he worked at the Institute of World Economy and Politics as a foreign policy expert. The main research interests are the geopolitical processes on the Eurasian continent within the framework of the development of transport infrastructure, as well as the ongoing proces